RNC to re-invite Breitbart to fundraiser

By Matt DeLong

The Republican National Committee will re-invite controversial conservative activist Andrew Breitbart to a rescheduled big-donor fundraiser next month The Washington Times reports.

"I don't know Andrew Breitbart's schedule for after Labor Day, but he certainly will be invited," RNC Communications Director Doug Heye said, reiterating that the event "has been postponed," rather than canceled as CNN reported.

But if you can show where anyone on that list posted deceptively edited video, with altered audio, like the ACORN or Shirley Sherrod vids, then please do point it out.

And I'm still waiting for Breitbart to back up his BS against ACORN by releasing the unedited videos, with unaltered audio, because every day he cowardly refuses to do such proves what lies he's peddling.

But hey, you want to stick up for such hypocritical, prevaricating swine like Breitbart, that's certainly your right.

“The concept of neutral, objective journalism is no longer,” Breitbart says. JournoList, he adds, was a “Watergate of epic proportion in the newsroom.” He also has a theory about why the press is playing down the story: “If they go after Dave Weigel and Ezra Klein, they are going to have to go after the whole list because it is not just the sins of commission . . . it is the sins of omission of the rest of the people on the group to watch that strategy play itself out. These people aided in that crime.”

osmor, did you read the LINK? Dan Rather willfully, knowingly, and deceptively broadcast faked documents to pump up the Dems into believing a lie too. Like I said, at least Breitbart used Sherrod's OWN WORDS!

Posted by: clawrence12 | August 2, 2010 3:16 PM
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NOONE believes that Dan Rather knowingly broadcast fake documents. The irony is that the information in those false documents was probably true, that Bush really did avoid the draft during the Viet Nam conflict, but by using tainted material the real story (Bush did not serve) was lost because of the outroar over the documents.

Aside from all this, Rather apologized and left CBS early because of the uproar. Breitbart has yet to apologize and still blogs away.

Isn't that the real difference between Liberals and Conservatives? Liberals have values, admit their mistakes, are caring and compassionate. Conservatives have no values, no decency and broadcast lies (Fox, Coulter, Breitbart). Yet the Republicans embrace them.

The GOP just keeps getting further and further out into the radical extremes. Of course they'll invite this serial liar Breitbart to join them. Maybe they'll give him a medal of honor. This type of bizarre cretin is now of heroic stature to the dregs that the Republican Party has become.

Come on folks. Let's be real here. Brietbart ruins Sherrod and ACORN with misrepresentation bordering on racism, well I don't even know if I could call it that, but now Steele is going to a fundraiser with him?? I never heard of a person who misrepresented the truth and gets credit for it since Al Gore. Now let's get down and dirty. Steele is a patsy. He is being used by the republican party to placate this race-tugging strategy the GOP is implementing. Now I thought I was crazy until I came across an article that describes exactly that:

lighgrw, do you really think that the majority of "journolists" on journ-O-list were "neutral"?

osmor, did you read the LINK? Dan Rather willfully, knowingly, and deceptively broadcast faked documents to pump up the Dems into believing a lie too. Like I said, at least Breitbart used Sherrod's OWN WORDS!

This kind of nonsense is why, even though I hate both parties, I despise Republicans more.

On one hand they run around yelling about the "liberal bias" they see everywhere and on the other hand they blatantly print and run lies without ever apologizing for their actions. Instead of even believing they were wronged by these people, Republicans turn them into heroes!

It's ironic that so many of the people crying "liberal bias" actually help raise money for the Republican Party. At least the majority of journalists try to remain neutral, the right-wing members of the media are full-blown operatives...

The Republican Party has to be the most arrogant, obtuse group of right-wing fanatics the world has ever seen. They really don't care a rodent's gluteus maximus about facts, truth or fairness in their remorseless quest to slime back into power.

Rather's actions were exactly like the VP and the SecDef during their bogus push for the Iraq war. They willfully ignored, even fired generals who spoke the truth about the serious obstacles to be encountered. AND, they gleefully believed and touted the WMD claims.

Breitfart, on the other hand, willfully, knowingly, and deceptively doctored a video to pump up the goobers into believing a lie. He and his bosses knew it would work. The Repub leadership has openly acknowledged they do not respect the intellect of their followers. You are proving them right.

1) The NAACP called the tea party racists; 2) Andrew Breitbart called the NAACP racist;
3) Shirley Sherrod called opponents of Obamacare and Breitbart racists - just before her husband surfaced with a racist video of his own;
4) Secretary Tom Vilsack called Shirley Sherrod racist;
5) many in mainstream media called Breitbart racist;
6) Howard Dean called Fox racist despite being told Fox DID NOT publish the Sherrod video or ANY commentary attacking Sherrod.
7) It was revealed that liberal journalist Spencer Ackerman proposed calling Fred Barnes and Karl Rove racist.

Thus the vicious act of falsely accusing people of racism became a laughing stock.

By weeks end… even the mainstream media got the picture... Media superstar Sherrod vanished from the Weekend talk shows – not one mention !

"Sure, kingcranky, just as soon as Dan Rather apologizes for faking GWB's service records. Posted by: clawrence12 | August 2, 2010 11:45 AM"

Clawrence, is it REALLY too much to ask that you check the facts before you post garbage like this? Dan Rather did no such thing, as even a cursory Google search reveals. But I suspect you knew that full well, and were just desperate for a rejoinder to Kingcracky's lucid comment.

Breibart's site intends to defame people he considers "liberals," he put up a doctored tape defaming Sherrod. Words were true but edited to create the lie. She will win the defamation suit. Hope she takes him for everything he is worth. Other victims of the right wing hate machine should do likewise. These jerks don't understand a lot but they do understand money.

It is time for the media to air some of the videos of Brietbart confronting critics that have been circulating around the internet. His behavior has been appalling and childish. Calling people punks while being supported by a crowd of sycophants is the behavior of a playground bully. It is time for the adults in the room to tell him to grow up.

It is appalling to us to see how low the Republican Party will stoop for anything negative. Republicans brought this country into a recession with their corruption and they still continue to use anyone or anything, no matter how ugly or deceitful, to try and further their agenda. They have nothing to offer Americans that is positive for Main Street.

It is appalling to us to see how low the Republican Party will stoop for anything negative. Republicans brought this country into a recession with their corruption and they still continue to use anyone or anything, no matter how ugly or deceitful, to try and further their agenda. They have nothing to offer Americans that is positive for Main Street.

Awesome, if there was any question that the Southern strategy of the 60's isn't still alive and well in the RNC, let this finally answer that question. The RNC keeps playing zero sum politics with it's base. If the blacks don't take what you have, then certainly the illegals will.
White people be afraid, reverse racism.

Dan Rather worked for CBS, and did not engage in funding raising for one of the Political Parties. Breibart is a political operative, and the fact that the RNC admits that they plan on using him again, at their fund raising events, is clear proof, that Breibart is a Republican Propagandist, who tells: "The Big Lie" for his Republican Party bosses.

Using your own logic, now, please explain why your side support a person of Dan Rather's (lack of) integrity. Keep in mind that I don't claim that Dan Rather is a "traitor" or part of the "Axis of Evil." It is simply amazing that any American would compare Breitbart, Rove and Drudge to the dictators of Iraq, Iran and North Korea.

So you have proof the Dan Rather faked the records of Bush's drug abuse and AWOL status? Gee, the way I remember the story, there was ample evidence of said behavior, all of which was destroyed by Bush lackeys in Texas just before he was appointed president.

And as for Breitbart, of coruse the RNC wants him. He comes up with their best talking points and essential lies. They would be lost without him, Rove and Drudge, the true axis of evil.

The fact that the republicans support a person of Breitbarts (lack of) integrity shows once again how low they have stooped.
They continue to think of the American people as fools, willing to accept their hypocrasy, lies, fear mongering without a question.
They have totally lost the respect of many with their unethical actions, lack of caring about us and our welfare.

Breitbart is the poster boy for the ugly side of conservatism; the lying, cheating, scare tactics, diversions for the sake of winning elections over the good of the country side. If the right continues to support this or look the other way they will continue to flounder. Do they not have anyone in their ranks who is intelligent and thoughtful enough to articulate the REAL solutions the REAL problems we face?

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